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56 • October 2018 www.concreteproducts.com
FINAL FORM
READY MIXED
In celebration of the company's 90th anniversary, Mokena, Ill.-head-
quartered Ozinga Bros., Inc. delivered "90 Acts of Kindness"
throughout the Chicagoland area during the Chicago Police Memorial
Foundation's K9 for Cops kickoff.
The annual public art installation featured hand-painted
German Shepherd and Labrador sculptures, including Ozinga's Ozzie,
displayed throughout the Magnificent Mile District the end of Sep-
tember. During the event's opening, representatives from Ozinga
delivered acts of kindness in the area, which included passing out
gift cards, toys, and other branded Ozinga gear to bystanders.
Following the kindness acts, company representatives headed to
Comer Children's Memorial Hospital to deliver over 500 toys were
donated by Ozinga employees in their inaugural "Christmas in July
Toy Drive." One of Ozinga's iconic red-and-white-striped concrete
mixers was also on site for patients to enjoy. Last winter, the Ozinga
Merry Mixer ("Ozinga Merry Mixer: 20,000 LED lights, 2 speakers,
1 holiday playlist," Concrete Products, December 2017) brought joy
to the children of Comer during the holiday season.
"Acts of kindness come in all shapes and sizes," says Marty
Ozinga IV, Ozinga president. "It can be something as unexpected as
paying the bill for someone behind you in the drive-thru or giving
children in the hospital some new toys to play with. The important
thing is that we look for ways to make someone else's life better."
Ozinga is no stranger to philanthropy. Through the Ozinga Foun-
dation, the family-owned company supports many non-profits and
organizations every year.
Ozinga marks 90 years with 'Acts of Kindness'
Chicago-based artist Keith Pollok created Ozinga's Ozzie sculpture
for the K9 for Cops public art campaign. The Chicago Police Memo-
rial Foundation initiative was conceived to memorialize the city's
police dogs while supporting the families of police officers that have
been killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty.